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FOI

British

abbreviation

freedom of information

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Leicester University Hospitals referred 226 staff to debt collectors last year - the highest figure of trusts that responded to the FOI request.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

His initial FOI request in April 2021 has bounced through appeals and court hearings to get to this point, with the Information Commissioner finally ordering documents be handed over.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

Author Martin Rosenbaum, a former FOI lead for the BBC, said the performance of police forces when it came to handling FOI requests had "seriously deteriorated".

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2025

In 2022, an independent review was conducted into a separate government unit that advised other departments on their FOI responses.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2025

Claire Miller, former data journalism editor and an expert in FOI, said further investigation was needed as the CRU did not seem to be "operating within the spirit of the FOI Act."

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2025

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